1. What do you think these dots represent?

2. McDonalds!

3. Suburbs, Sprawl & Edge Cities oh my!

4. History of the Suburbs
Suburbanization – movement of upper & middle-class from urban cores to outskirts; life & landscape are in much closer adjustment than inner city
Tied to transportation technology
And federal subsidies

9. Urban Realms Model
Urban realms –self-sufficient suburban sectors (focused on their own independent CBD)

10. Urban Realms (and Edge Cities) of Los Angeles

11. Growth of Suburbs Residential land uses
Escaping urban ills, spreading out
Retail followed the market
Industry followed the employees
More space, new buildings
Good transportation access

12. 3 Waves of Suburbanization
1. Suburbanization after WWII
2. Malling of US (moving marketplace to suburbs in s & 70s)
3. Edge cities (moving jobs to suburbs in 1980s & 90s)

13. Suburbia

15. What is Urban Sprawl?
unrestricted growth in many American urban areas of housing, commercial development, and roads over large expanses of land, with little concern for urban planning

16. Urban Sprawl

19. Edge Cities Edge cities Sub-centers instead of CBD
“Shadow governments”
Edge cities have extensive office & retail space, few residential buildings (not cities 30 years ago)
Refocusing of commuting on suburb-to-suburb and city-to-suburb "reverse commuting"
Examples: Tysons Corner, VA

20. Edge Cities are characterized by:
Shopping malls
High-tech light manufacturing
Corporate headquarters
White-collar firms
Entertainment and hotel complexes
Airport complexes
Frequently located at intersections of major freeways

22. Suburbs and Inner cities
Suburban residents and jobs came from somewhere
Growth now limited to suburbs
Segregation by class, race
Falling tax income, rising service needs
Spatial mismatch: jobs moved, poor didn’t
But agglomeration still matters
And immigrants still arrive in cities
Increasing redevelopment of downtowns (i.e. gentrification)

23. Urban America
90’s: 1st decade since WWII that inner cities have grown; still problem-ridden zones – loss of tax revenues (from residents moving to suburbs)
Gentrification – rehabilitation of inner city housing w/ favorable locations to CBD & employment
Commercialization – e.g. “River Front”; attracts tourism & business, but NOT permanent residents

24. Urban Sprawl Scenario
A small town was established in the late 19th century. It was located about twenty-five miles from a major city. Since the trip to the city was too long for people to make on a daily basis, the town was self-sufficient and did not consider itself a suburb.
With the opening of a freeway between this town and the city in the 1960s, some people began to use the town as a "bedroom community." Within the last decade, the town has experienced a huge influx of people from the central city and other suburbs. Many new subdivisions have been developed, along with shopping malls and "business parks."
TASK – USE THE WHITEBOARDS TO SKETCH THIS TOWN AS YOU THINK IT WOULD LOOK TODAY.

25. Writing Prompt
The suburb and its sprawling counterpart affect the environment, people's daily lives, and the local and regional economy
What allures people to the suburbs? Why?
What can be some negatives of suburban life? Explain